Company To Promote Videos More

Lastly, Facebook said that next year it would start testing ads in its Watch service that run at the beginning of videos, which are referred to as pre-roll ads.

In a more annoying caveat, Zuckerberg's brainchild has also announced that it's toying with the idea of ads that appear during the middle of a video. Facebook is also introducing new restrictions on when and which publishers and creators can insert mid-roll ads in their videos and changing how its algorithm decides which videos to prioritize in people's News Feeds. They will also see new episodes of a show if they have watched an earlier episode.

Facebook will fill the pre-roll inventory with any video ads that brands run on Facebook that are six seconds long and bought with the in-stream placement selected, according to a Facebook spokesperson.

The new Watch video tab from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will soon be feeding advertisements to users before they even view a single video.

Facebook is also adjusting the requirements for mid-roll ads (or "Ad Breaks", in Facebook's parlance). The move, which is still being tested, will only apply to videos lasting over three minutes, and won't be unleashed until you're at least a minute into the content you're watching. Previously videos had to be a minimum of 90 seconds, and the first ad break was allowed to appear after 20 seconds. It [Facebook] said the initial test it carried out showed that satisfaction improved by 18 percent when Ad Breaks were delayed.

Apple makes iMac Pro available for order
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Though Facebook's revenue is growing, and the number of users is still rising, the company is struggling to keep people engaged for longer time on the site, and it thinks this problem can be solved by videos, said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group.

One other new change: Facebook is tweaking its news feed formula, again.

Facebook, though, is investing more money in video. People can also submit shows in a similar way they submit on YouTube. The ads would likely be before Watch content, Facebook's TV-style show content.

The news also contains a change to Live Ad Breaks that appears created to address concerns around brand safety.

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They'll stand out as they streak across the darkened sky, and there could be about 60 meteors an hour at the peak. Even if you missed the height of the handsome display, meteor showers will last until dawn on December 14.

Weinstein, who is now under investigation for sexual assault in four cities, has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Talking about her earlier years in Hollywood she said it was Harvey who had taken a chance on her, "a nobody".

Google , for example, booked €26.3 billion of global revenues here previous year , paying tax of €163 million tax in Ireland. This will affect its operations in nearly 30 countries where it has a physical presence such as a sales office.

Valanciunas-who played in the Lithuanian League before entering the NBA-added that "the sky's the limit" for the Ball Brothers. The news comes after reports that LiAngelo and LaMelo were mulling options to sign internationally, according to Yahoo Sports.

A transit feature is already present in Google Maps which relies on the public transport system in major cities of the world. What's especially interesting is that this functionality will also give you notifications when you are approaching a stop.

In addition to Fairlawn, cemeteries in nearby towns like Sumner, Morrison and Glencoe will be holding their own wreath ceremonies. Instructions will be provided to those who volunteer to lay and remove wreaths; wreath distribution will begin at 9:15 a. m.

Text in image search is now rolling out and will be available to all Office 365 commercial subscribers by the end of December. Further, the representative added that in the US alone, almost one-third of desktop searches are done on Bing.

Fortunately, Google has set out to fix this by pushing out an update containing Assistant to users running Android 5.0 Lollipop. Going forward, users based in Japan, Italy, Brazil, Germany, and Korea can also download and work with the Google Assistant .

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